Tempest didn't know how long he could hold out, since three days ago, they had been squatting here, barely moving a place, and during this time, he had not seen any living creatures except for an unlucky rabbit, let alone the people in the right court, not even a ghost.

And the rabbit, he wanted to pick up some dry wood and fallen leaves, light a bonfire, and eat a good barbecue, thinking of the oily and fragrant rabbit meat, and the saliva of the wind swirled in his mouth.

He didn't want to nibble on the dry and hard baked bread anymore, and he ate a few luncheon meats in the Kongdu Collar, and the food that could have been eaten in the Arctic mountains could no longer be swallowed.

But when he made this request, he was ruthlessly rejected by Lightning, on the grounds that the flames would expose their location.

And Lightning didn't exactly ask Storm to give up this rabbit that was hard to catch, he gave Storm a suggestion, you can try the taste of rabbit sashimi, there are many nobles who like to eat raw meat, and you can be regarded as a vassal elegance.

Swift glanced at the disemboweled, disgusted for no apparent reason, and decisively dismissed the thought.

Lightning didn't pay any attention to the blast, but looked at the human soldiers who were lying prone in the hidden spot with him, and couldn't help but feel some admiration in his heart.

In such a harsh environment, such a long wait, these human soldiers did not show any irritable emotions or want to retreat, which made Lightning deeply surprised, to know that he was able to endure all this in order to save his companions, so what are these soldiers supporting them?

"Can you tell me why you agreed to join us in this crazy rescue mission?" Lightning couldn't help the curiosity in his heart, he moved his body and approached the captain who led the team, "I believe you know very well how dangerous this mission is. ”

The captain, Rodin, was a stocky young man, about twenty-five years old, with a blue stubble on his chin and dark skin, which looked a little tired.

This is normal, and any human being in this environment for a few days will be embarrassed.

"Me?"

"Yes, I'm a little curious, is it the lord's order?choose some death squads or something?" Lightning asked, this is not uncommon, it is usually encountered in extremely dangerous missions, and human nobles will forcibly order certain soldiers to carry it out, and do not transfer it according to the will of the soldiers themselves.

"No, I asked to join myself. Rodin smiled and said, he knew very well what the identity of the person in front of him was, but he did not feel fear and alienation because of this, Oak had already been accepted by everyone in the air crossing territory, and the soldiers had long lost the prejudice of the demon seed.

"Is it because of the good pay?" said Lightning, but then he felt a little rude to be so direct, and said slightly apologetically, "Sorry, please forgive me for being direct, there must always be something that attracts you, and in my opinion, a large bag of silver coins is probably the most attractive." ”

Rodin waved his hand to show that Lightning didn't need to apologize for it, and he nodded and said, "Enough silver coins are indeed enough to make people abandon their lives." ”

"Are you short of money?"

"Yes, I believe you can see by looking at my skin color, I am a sand people, according to the laws of the empire, I am not qualified to serve in the army at all, even if I join the army, I can only be the lowest-level soldier for the rest of my life, and I will eventually be used as cannon fodder. Rodin did not hide his background, but generously admitted that he was the descendant of the rebels who had been defeated by the Tieliu Kingdom, and according to the law, the descendants of the rebels must be branded as slaves from birth, and this identity will accompany him for the rest of his life, and he can only marry women who are also slaves, and their children and grandchildren will continue this process and never come out.

"But Lord Rand erased my mark of slavery, he disbanded the slave market, and made me join his army, promising that if I did my military merits, I would also serve as an official in the army," Rodin said with a shy look on his face, "Speaking of which, my greatest wish was to marry a maid from the noble family who hired me, and she liked me very much. ”

"Then why don't you marry?"

Rodin lowered his head, a look of grief flashed across his face: "A slave is not qualified to marry a woman of other status, and I have nothing, not even myself. ”

The soldiers around him were silent, and after listening to Rodin's words, a feeling of depression enveloped everyone, most of them were poor, farmers, and even beggars, living at the bottom of society, and even survival was difficult to guarantee, how dare they ask for more?

"I'm sorry. ”

"I said it and there is no need to apologize. Rodin grinned, "But later, when the lord really promoted me to an officer after I made a little merit by chance, I was stunned, I can't believe that the lord really ignored the laws of the kingdom and promoted me from a slave to an officer!"

"This is something that can never happen under the command of other nobles, they value birth more than everything, only nobles can serve as officials, and a slave like me, no matter how great his merit, cannot escape the fate of being enslaved!"

"It is this change that has allowed me to see the light, I can change my current predicament through my own efforts, I can rely on the accumulation of military merits to improve my official position, and even become a knight!" Rodin's emotions were excited, "If I get the knighthood, then I can justifiably marry the woman I like, and I don't have to worry about being hindered again." ”

"We have nothing, we live at the bottom, anyone can step on top of our heads, no one looks down on us, even a noble dog is more majestic than us," another soldier said after Rodin's words, "We have had enough of this life, if we continue, what is the difference between death and death?"

"I want to get a big bag of silver coins. ”

"I want to be an officer, a knight, a baron, a marquis. ”

"I want to marry the most beautiful woman and live in a warm and splendid palace. ”

Therefore, we are willing to use our originally mediocre and dark lives to win such a future. ”

"This is the opportunity that the Lord has given us. ”

"Only the lord, willing to give us such a chance. Rodin's voice was very serious and firm, "Only adults are willing to give us poor people, beggars, and slaves, a chance to turn over." ”

Lightning swallowed, and he began to admire the Lord of the Sky Ferry who only had a one-sided relationship.

He opened the way for the promotion of commoners, so that official positions were no longer monopolized by the aristocracy, and as a nobleman, it took a lot of courage to make this change.

He gave these soldiers more than just a chance to get promoted.

There are more important things, such as......

Wish.